Sentence examples for to assert leadership from inspiring English sources
verb
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- He would often assert his beliefs to us
"He was very smart, but not one to assert leadership.
They complain the White House has not consulted enough and failed to assert leadership.
The strategy of fighting to win -- to cause peacemaking Palestinians to assert leadership -- shows some progress.
Mr. Aso has been keen to assert leadership in climate change ahead of national elections this year.
Mohamed Ould Maouloud, leader of the Union of the Forces of Progress, said: "Aziz thinks authority is enough to assert leadership".
The Iranian revolution of 1979 and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan provided Pakistan with a unique opportunity to assert leadership in the region and neutralize the Pashtunistan issue.
"He had to step forward and assert leadership," said C. Fred Bergsten, the director of the Institute for International Economics and an advocate of increased spending on development assistance.
The Mr. Nice camp, made up largely of climate activists but also British and Dutch government advisers, argues that the E.U. should assert leadership by moving unilaterally to a 30 percent cut.
If the Trump White House were "Lord of the Flies," Cohn would be Ralph, the pragmatist who tries to maintain a sense of normalcy and assert leadership over his fellow castaways as they descend into chaos and divide into tribes.
But my goal has been to make sure that the United States can genuinely assert leadership in this issue internationally, that we are considered part of the solution rather than part of the problem.
How does a black man assert leadership in a society that expects, and is often willing to enforce, his subservience?
